maryland and parts of southern new jersey 10 inches or locally hire amounts will be possible. also expecting widespread impact as far as the wind. take a look at this map ainsley and heather new england down to the parts of southeast will be seeing wind gusts of tropical storm force. >> you can see downed trees and power lines and trees down as well. let's head over to peter doocy live in delaware for us. >> hey, peter. >> ainsley as of 5:00 a few minutes ago all of the roads in delaware are closed to the public. all of the businesses in the coastal areas and low lying areas mandatory evacuation zones have been closed since last night. there is nothing to do in delaware and we are starting to feel for the first time the really strong intensifying winds that maria was just talking about. the further we have seen that water comes i am going to step up. the water coming here i am standing at the boardwalk. this is the boardwalk that was built with 5 and a half b-- rebuilt with 5 and a half million dollars of stimulus money a few years ago. it lies at the front of a bunch of shops